LOT 3021
Hadrian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Dated RY 22 (AD 137/8). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate head to right with slight drapery on left shoulder / Nilus seated to left on rocks, holding reed and cornucopia; below, crocodile to right; L KB (date) in left field. RPC III 6250; Köln 1241-2; Dattari (Savio) 1438; K&G 32.767; Emmett 879.22. Very Fine. Rare arrangement of the date.(12.76gr, 25mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Hadrian AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Dated RY 16 (AD 131/2). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Isis enthroned to right, crowned with horns and solar disc, suckling the infant Harpokrates, crowned with skhent, holding lotus flower; on back of throne, hawk at each corner; L Iϛ (date) across field. RPC III 5813; Köln 1046 var. (date placement); (Savio) 1749 var. (same); K&G 32.530; Emmett 1138.16. 7.31gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. First reign, AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Dated RY 7 (AD 291/2). ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Dikaiosyne standing facing, head to left, holding scales in her right hand and cornucopia in her left; L Z (date) across field, Γ in exergue. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 76447; Geissen -; Dattari 5852. 6.64gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Dated RY 2 (AD 285/6). A K Γ OYAΛ ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Zeus standing facing, head to left, holding patera and sceptre; L B (date) to right; at feet, eagle standing to left, head to right. Köln 3222; Dattari (Savio) 5774; K&G 119.24; Emmett 4087.2. 7,59gr, 20mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
